Macadam Bumper
Macadam Bumper | |
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Developer(s) | ERE Informatique |
Publisher(s) | ERE Informatique (France) Personal Software Services (UK) Accolade (US) |
Designer(s) | Remi Herbulot |
Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Oric, Thomson, ZX Spectrum |
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Genre(s) | Pinball simulation |
Macadam Bumper (also released as Pinball Wizard) is a video pinball simulation construction set developed by ERE Informatique in France. It was first released for 8-bit computers in 1985, the Atari ST in 1986 and MS-DOS in 1987. The Atari ST and MS-DOS versions were released in the US as Pinball Wizard in 1988 by Accolade.
Gameplay[]
The game includes full-featured[vague] graphics, sound and lights, and tilt capability. The game features four simulations with varying obstacles. On the Atari ST, the flipper and back-board controls are manipulated by the mouse, but moving the mouse too much will activate the tilt sensors. Players can customize the game by changing parameters such as point scores, table slope, bumper elasticity, and the number of game balls. With the parts menu, a player can assemble a pinball machine, and can paint or decorate it with the game's paint menu.
Reception[]
In 1988, Dragon gave the game 4½ out of 5 stars.[1]
Reviews[]
- Tilt - Jul, 1985[2]
- Sinclair User - Nov, 1985[3]
- Computer Gamer - Aug, 1986[4]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Feb, 1990[5]
- Zzap! - Dec, 1990[6]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Oct, 1987
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (January 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (129): 32–42.
- ^ https://abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=28&num=340
- ^ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 044". November 1985.
- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 17 (1986-08)(Argus Press)(GB)". August 1986.
- ^ https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=12472
- ^ "Zzap! 64 Issue 068 (HQ)".
External links[]
- Macadam Bumper at MobyGames
- Macadam Bumper at Centre for Computing History
- Review in Antic
- 1985 video games
- Accolade (company) games
- Amstrad CPC games
- Atari ST games
- Commodore 64 games
- DOS games
- MSX games
- Oric games
- Personal Software Services games
- Pinball video games
- Video games developed in France
- ZX Spectrum games
- Action game stubs
- Pinball stubs